[Xie Yuan's face was anxious. This official report said that his father, Xie Ling, and eldest brother, Xie Mu, were neither confirmed alive nor dead!]
["Brother Guan, you've always had the most ideas. Father and Eldest Brother... they... won't be alright, will they?"]
[You pressed down on his trembling hand. "Sixth Brother, there is still no definite news about this."]
[Before your words had faded, the chime of jade pendants suddenly rang out. Looking up, you saw Xie Qiyue from the Second Estate hurrying over with her skirts lifted, the pearl hairpin by her temples shaken all askew.]
[You called out, "Cousin Qi Yue."]
[Xie Qiyue answered. The first time she had heard you call her "Cousin," she had felt deeply awkward. But after everything that had happened at the Grand View Garden, the Garden of Beauties, and the clan assembly...]
[Hearing it again now, she no longer felt any aversion. Instead, she felt that it was only right. In fact, having such a steady and capable cousin was an exceptionally reassuring thing.]
[Xie Qiyue knew of the official report delivered to the manor and guessed that Xie Yuan would certainly come to see you, so she hurried over.]
[Seeing Xie Yuan slumped on the stone chair, looking as though his soul had left his body, Xie Qiyue could not help feeling saddened. The ever-cheerful Xie Yuan had become like this. "Xie Yuan, don't panic yet. Things aren't that serious."]
[You said as well, "Sixth Brother, rest assured. If something had truly happened, today's report would not have been written so vaguely. And if the Red-Eyed Army had succeeded, the news would surely have spread across the land like wildfire."]
["The Red-Eyed Army won only by borrowing the advantage of time and terrain. Even if the Hundred-Thousand Army was broken,